Descriptive Astronomy Exam

Size and Scale Quiz
Question 1:

The number 12,700 is expressed in scientific notation as


Type: Multiple Choice
Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):
 1.27x104

Question 2:

Which of the following correctly lists the distances in order of their size from smallest
to largest:


Type: Multiple Choice
Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):
 Earth-Moon, Earth-Sun, Sun-nearest star, distance across our Milky Way galaxy,
Milky Way-Andromeda Galaxy, distance across Local Group, distance across the
universe.

Question 3:

One Light Year (LY) is equivalent to about how many kilometers?


Type: Multiple Choice
Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):
 9.45x1012

Question 4:

How many meters are there in one kilometer?


Type: Multiple Choice
Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):
 1,000

Question 5:

How many AUs are there in one Light Year?


Type: Multiple Choice

,Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):
 63,200

Question 6:

Which of the following correctly lists objects in order of their size, from smallest to
largest:


Type: Multiple Choice
Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):
 moon, planet, star, galaxy, universe.

Question 7:

If Earth were the size of a basketball, how big would the moon be? How far away would
it be?


Type: Multiple Choice
Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):
 The Moon would be about the size of a tennis ball and would be 30 feet away.

Question 8:

If the solar system were the size of your campus, how far away would the nearest star
be?


Type: Multiple Choice
Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):
 About 2,000 miles away.

Question 9:

What is the diameter of the Earth in kilometers?


Type: Multiple Choice
Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):
 12,700

Question 10:

How fast does light travel through space?


Type: Multiple Choice

,Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):

All of the above.




Celestial Motions Quiz

Question 1:

What is the Declination of the Celestial Equator?


Type: Multiple Choice
Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):
 0 degrees

Question 2:

What is the approximate time of day that a Waning Crescent Moon will set?


Type: Multiple Choice
Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):
 Just before Sunset

Question 3:

Is a First Quarter Moon visible during the day?


Type: Multiple Choice
Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):
 Yes

Question 4:

The two coordinates that describe the position of an object in your local sky are


Type: Multiple Choice
Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):
 Altitude and Azimuth

Question 5:

The two coordinates that describe the location of an object on the Celestial Sphere are

, Type: Multiple Choice
Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):
 Right Ascension and Declination

Question 6:

You observe the Sun rising directly in the East (due East). At the time of the sunrise,
which of the following coordinates would describe the location of the Sun in your local
sky?


Type: Multiple Choice
Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):
 Altitude 0 degrees and Azimuth 90 degrees

Question 7:

What is the latitude for an observer at the Equator?


Type: Multiple Choice
Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):
 0 degrees

Question 8:

Is a Full Moon visible during the day?


Type: Multiple Choice
Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):
 No

Question 9:

What phase of the Moon will result when the Moon passes between the Sun and the
earth?


Type: Multiple Choice
Points Awarded: 1/1
Your Answer(s):
 New

Question 10:

What is the latitude of the North Pole?